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...attack Iran or Syria." Nor is it only the ruling Shi'ite Alliance that views Iran as friend rather than foe. "If you exclude the Sunnis, the majority of Iraqis think of Iran as a friend," Kurdish legislator Mahmoud Othman told the L.A. Times. In other words, the U.S. claim of Iran being a negative factor in Iraq is shared only by the political leadership (parliamentary and insurgent) of the Sunni minority. Shi'ite and Kurdish leaders alike protested loudly when the U.S. arrested Iranian security officials in the Kurdish city of Erbil. A more aggressive U.S. stance against Iran...
...easy. Our choice is between bad and worse. Israel cannot defend itself if half its population is the enemy. The Arabs understand that if there is no settlement, then there will be hell, for them and for us.'' This is the real danger, Harkabi believes: ''If an individual claims that he can live only provided that he sits on the shoulders of another individual, and further that he has the right to drive his fingernails into the other's body (that is, in this instance by establishing settlements), people will begin to question whether it might be better if such...
...Neither Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) nor the DPJ can claim sterling feminist credentials - women are largely absent from leadership positions in either party - but this battle is less about baby-making machines than a suddenly struggling Prime Minister. Abe's approval rating feel to a new low of 40.3% in a survey taken over the weekend, down from a height of nearly 70% when he took office. More than 50% of respondents in the poll said they wanted to see Yanigisawa resign for his remark - and with elections coming up in July that could decide the control...
Twitch athletes like Fatal1ty are trying to make a claim on sports programming and its rich merchandising spin-offs. There's already a built-in audience, and it's global. In 2006, combined sales of video and PC games hit $13.5 billion, a record for the industry and more than $4.5 billion above Hollywood's total box-office receipts. Competitive gaming is currently insignificant in that universe, with sales between $15 million and $20 million, according to industry consulting firm Parks Associates. But big players are entering the market. In January, DirecTV announced the formation of its own Championship Gaming...
Meehan declined to say when Cech had reached his decision. Last week, in the Denver International Airport, Cech, accompanied by his wife Carol, was noncommittal when asked by The Crimson whether he thought he would be heading north to lead Harvard. He proceeded nonchalantly to the baggage claim after joking with a reporter...